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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1953
Page
1
The U S Army announces a rotation system changing tours to 16 months in Korea 24 months in the Philippines 30 or 20 months in Okinawa based on family status and 36 months in Japan for those with dependents 24 months for those without.
State Sen. Logan of Lawton says early super highway construction under the Turnpike Authority could place Oklahoma at a highway hub as opponents push for a statewide referendum on toll roads. He helped organize the Citizens Turnpike Association to counter the Oklahoma Free Roads Association while noting the risks of delays from public votes. In a separate note, the Army details changes to rotation credits for Far East soldiers, counting points toward Home rotation and adjusting schedules for those in Korea and eligible volunteers.
Oklahoma City's Turner Turnpike attracted 40000 out of state cars in June, manager H E Bailey announced. The Tulsa to Oklahoma City toll road drew cross country travelers, boosting toll road traffic while U S 66 traffic fell by 20220 cars. Vinita area saw a 7.9 percent rise on US 66 as gateway to the turnpike.
The hot popcorn weather continues with a forecast high near 95 and a low around 72 for today and tomorrow. Temperatures near normal to five degrees above normal are expected Wednesday through Saturday with little rain. Only possible thunder showers are limited to the extreme east Thursday.
An Altus father joined his two of three children in Memorial hospital polio ward marking the first time three family members were treated there for polio. James O Woolums aged 35 Jackson county farmer diagnosed polio placed in isolation with his seven year old son Kenneth Ray and 14 month old daughter Paula Jan hospitalized on July 17 and 24 all cases mild and satisfactory. Memorial admitted Cecil Douglas Purcell three year old Lawton boy to its polio ward after sore throat illness diagnosed polio with symptoms developing. Hospital treats nine polio cases now. about 36 polio cases were hospitalized this date last year, says administrator William C Love.
The Lawton booster trip to celebrate Lawton's birthday departs at 7:30 a.m. from the Chamber of Commerce, Sixth and C, and will visit 13 towns east of Lawton. Rangers Kiwanis members merchants pioneers and cowboys ride 40 donated cars. Attendees will enjoy Western music from the Southernaires and local skits. dress ranges from Pioneer attire to cowboy shirts and boots. Master of ceremonies will guide the day’s events.
Rome Premier Alcide de Gasperi’s eighth government fell on a no confidence vote by 282 to 263. The defeat, amid leftist delight, forces resignation to President Enaudi. Coalition splits and abstentions sealed fate as right and left blocs opposed. De Gasperi vows to stay centrist after this setback.
In Seminole Oklahoma a five acre weed patch near the city limits was identified as marijuana valued at 100000. Sheriff John Sowers and Amerada Petroleum special agent Bob Short located the patch.
Allied and Communist forces pull back across Korea to form a ten mile buffer zone under the armistice terms. Islands off North Korea’s coasts evacuated. Panmunjom meetings start to supervise the truce as Gen. Clark returns to Tokyo. Marine divisions retreat from bunkers near Bunker Hill and Outpost Berlin amid demobilizing activity.
Panmunjom dispatch reports the Communists agreed under UN pressure to begin returning United Nations prisoners including 3,313 Americans at 400 per day starting Aug 5. The plan aims to exchange more than 12,000 Allied prisoners within a month, with 74,000 Chinese and North Korean POWs to follow behind.
Judge Samuel S. Rosenman said discussions with the Internal Revenue Bureau are under way to ease taxes on the Time magazine memoirs sale. A $600,000 figure is cited by outlets, with no ruling confirmed and the plan possibly spread over six years. Rosenman calls it routine and notes revisions may be required.
In Elk City Oklahoma the Royal Hotel was robbed of 700 dollars by a gunman at 1245 a m. An ex convict matching the description of the robber was arrested within two hours by Highway Patrol. Felix Wood the hotel manager provided the getaway car description after the suspect forced him to surrender the receipts. Patrol chased the car through Elk City and Cordell and captured the offender on foot at Foss after the thief abandoned the vehicle.
More than 100000 East Germans lined dawn queues in West Berlin for Western food aid. The mass event aims to aid up to a million East zone residents over two weeks as relief parcels, funded by a US donation, are distributed despite border tension.
Oklahoma Senator Mike Monroney accused Senator McCarthy of aiding the Kremlin and Communism with his anti-Communist tactics during a radio appearance. He warned his Senate resolution could curb McCarthyite investigations and even block probes into church groups or the CIA. Monroney likened confronting McCarthy to approaching a man with stink bombs in a clean suit.
Allan Page, manager of KSWO Lawton and KRHD Duncan, resigns effective July 31 to become commercial manager at KRGV Weslaco Texas. He will oversee advertising for the NBC affiliate serving the lower Rio Grande Valley. KRGV is owned by Taylor Radio and Television, which also owns KANS Wichita Kansas and a national radio representative firm. The company has a TV permit application pending.
Ten battalions of French shock troops, totaling about 11,000 men, landed ashore Tuesday to strike a Viet Minh base along the Annam coast between Hue and Tri a narrow strip 300 miles south of the area. The operation marks a renewed French offensive against Communist rebels.
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles said the United States will veto Red China’s UN admission and would not trade UN entry for Korean unification. He offered no last resort veto stance and cautioned the issue should not be raised at the Korea peace talks. Senator Wiley urged broader Asian inclusion. President Eisenhower ordered up to 10000 tons of food for South Korea as Clark distributes aid.
An American B47 Stratojet bomber flew nonstop 3120 miles from Limestone Maine to Fairford England in 4 hours 45 minutes, beating the previous record by 37 minutes. commander Lt Col James M Smith 36 Austin Texas and crew Lt Col Donald H Frank 33 Allsburn Pa Maj Albert E Dawson 33 Pontiac Mich watched as parachute slowed the plane on landing.
A circular urges travelers to use the Vacation Pac to store papers when departing with or without a permanent address. The service promises no extra cost and asks readers to call the Circulation Department at 620 to place an order.
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